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Heliocentric Model
Sun as the center of the universe, and
the planets orbiting around it.
Replaced geocentrism, which is the
belief that the Earth is the center of
the universe
Copernicus
Polish mathematician
and astronomer
Determined Earth was
a planet
proposed that the sun
was stationary in the
center of the universe
and the earth revolved
around it.
Kepler
German
mathematician and
astronomer
Discovered that the
Earth and planets
travel about the sun in
elliptical orbits.
3 fundamental laws of
planetary motion.
Newton
English physicist
and mathematician
Laws of Motion
Universal
Gravitation
Laws of Motion
Objects in motion stay in motion
unless an external force is applied to
it
An object will change velocity if it is
pushed or pulled upon
For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.
Motions of Earth
Rotation- spinning
Results in day and night
Earths tilt
Tilted 23.5
degrees
Creates
seasons
Eclipse
Lunar eclipse-
Moon passes
behind the earth, earth blocks the
Sun's rays from the moon.
Solar eclipse-
Moon passes
between the Sun and the Earth,
blocks Sun from Earth
Solar Eclipse
Solar
Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar
Eclipse
Precession
A slow and slight motion of Earths axis
Like a wobble of a spinning top